Prep Baseball Report

CLASS OF 2021

LHP

Brandon
Clarke

South Carolina
Independence (HS) • VA
6' 4" • 215LBS
L/L • 21yr 8mo
Travel Team: DirtBags Skrap Pack
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Pitching

Fastball

97
Velocity (max)
3/14/21
90 - 96
Velo Range
3/14/21
2495
Spin Rate (avg)
2/07/21

Changeup

88 - 89
Velo Range
3/14/21
2231
Spin Rate (avg)
2/07/21

Curveball

76 - 84
Velo Range
3/14/21
2360
Spin Rate (avg)
2/07/21

Slider

76 - 79
Velo Range
1/30/24
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Spin Rate (avg)

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Pitching

2021
Fastball
Velocity Max
94.8
Fastball
Velocity Avg
94.0
Fastball
Spin Rate Avg
2495
Fastball
Spin Score Avg
26.6
Fastball
Total Movement Avg
Curveball
Velocity Avg
76.7
Curveball
Spin Rate Avg
2360
Curveball
Total Movement Avg
Changeup
Velocity Avg
85.8
Changeup
Spin Rate Avg
2231
Changeup
Total Movement Avg
Super 60 Pro Showcase
Feb 7, 2021
Trackman - Fastball
94.8
Velocity (max)
93.4 - 94.5
Velo Range
94.3
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,529
Spin Rate (max)
2,495
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - Curveball
78.0
Velocity (max)
75.7 - 77.8
Velo Range
75.1
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,457
Spin Rate (max)
2,360
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - ChangeUp
87.5
Velocity (max)
84.5 - 87.1
Velo Range
86.2
Eff Velocity (avg)
2,345
Spin Rate (max)
2,231
Spin Rate (avg)
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %

Pitch Scores

2021
Fastball
Hop+
Fastball
Sink+
Fastball
Rise+
Curveball
Hammer+
Curveball
Sweep+
Super 60 Pro Showcase
Feb 7, 2021
Pitch Scores - Fastball
Hop+
Rise+
Sink+
Pitch Scores - Curveball
Hammer+
Sweep+

Pitching Velos

2024
2021
2019
Fastball
Velocity Max
96.0
Fastball
Velocity Avg
93.5
Curveball
Velocity Avg
75.0
Slider
Velocity Avg
77.5
Fastball
Velocity Max
95.0
Fastball
Velocity Avg
94.0
Curveball
Velocity Avg
77.0
Changeup
Velocity Avg
85.5
Fastball
Velocity Max
89.0
Fastball
Velocity Avg
85.0
Curveball
Velocity Avg
69.0
Slider
Velocity Avg
78.5
2024 JUCO Season
Jan 30, 2024
Pitching
96
Max FB
92 - 95
FB
74 - 76
CB
76 - 79
SL
VA/DC 2021 High School Velocities
Apr 25, 2021
Pitching
94
Max FB
87 - 92
FB
74 - 79
SL
DCPL Game
Mar 14, 2021
Pitching
97
Max FB
90 - 96
FB
76 - 84
CB
88 - 89
CH
Super 60 Pro Showcase
Feb 7, 2021
Pitching
95
Max FB
93 - 95
FB
76 - 78
CB
84 - 87
CH
HS Spring
May 10, 2019
Pitching
89
Max FB
86 - 89
FB
HS Game
Apr 15, 2019
Pitching
84
Max FB
81 - 84
FB
68 - 70
CB
78 - 79
SL

Game Performance

Visual Edge

2021
Edge Score
86.83
Super 60 Pro Showcase
Feb 7, 2021
Visual Skills
86.83
Edge Score

Pitch Ai

Notes

Comments

10/01/23
A standout at the 2021 Super 60, Clarke attended Alabama as a freshman and was red-shirted. Transferring to SCF, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound lefty is now healthy and sits comfortably 93-95 and will touch a tick or two higher with his fastball. He will also mix in a 77-81 mph breaking ball.
9/17/22

Big bodied, athletic frame. Raw arm strength, sporadic control w/ feel for breaking ball. Interesting follow as he logs more IP on the bump. Alabama transfer. FB: 92-93 T94 (2400) CB: 79-80

5/04/21

VA/DC Scout Blog

Clarke is an Alabama commit. He has a tall lanky frame with long limbs and projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, longer, loose very quick arm action with high effort to his delivery. Crossfire delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed, swings late into an open landing but is closed off during most of his delivery, hides ball well until release. Fastball was 87-92, touching 93 twice and 94 once with some late armside run. Was in the 90-92 range with those tops against the first few hitters, then settled into 87-89, touching 90 to the last few hitters he faced, where he showed a bit more control of his pitches. Slider was 74-79 with good armspeed and hard power 1/7 break. Pitch was swing and miss pretty much any time he threw it, buries it below the zone well and draws swings. Struggled with control and didn't get ahead of many hitters early in his inning, limiting ability to throw slider early in his outing.

3/14/21

DCPL Scout Blog

Clarke has a lankier athletic frame with some strength present and a lot of projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot with a shorter loose very quick arm action and higher effort to his delivery. Some crossfire in his delivery, shoulders are uphill and closed before swinging into an open landing. Fastball was 92-96, touching 97 twice in his first inning of work. Velocity was 90-93, touching 95 in his second inning. Fastball had some late hard armside run and a tough angle from his low arm slot with his long limbs. Breaking ball was 76-86, armspeed varied on the pitch, but at its best it is swing and miss with sharp hard 2/8 break to it. Threw one change at 89. Struck out first two hitters after being behind in the count against both. Got ahead of third hitter, Casey Cook (North Carolina), who was able to fight off some good pitches from Clarke and work a walk in an at-bat that last more than 10 pitches. Clarke got a ground out to end the first but was clearly gassed at that point in his first game outing in over 16 months. He walked 2 of the 3 hitters he faced in the second inning before exiting the game at his pitch count. He finished the day with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts in 1.1 innings of work. Overall, he controlled his breaking ball the best, fastball control was inconsistent, he had a few get away from him but was around the zone with rest and got squeezed a bit on the edges. Overall, it was a decent outing for what is likely Clarke's first game action in over 16 months, we are looking forward to a lot more looks at him this spring.

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